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It reinforced Key's point at the Apec CEO's Summit that if the US did not want to play free trade, other playmates could be found.

Key's message to the CEO's Summit at Apec did not only get attention from New Zealand media. It was reported on by international media including CNN and the Financial Times.

The subtext was that things have come to a pretty pass when Communist China is taking a stronger leadership role in areas such as free trade and climate change than the self-proclaimed Leader of the Free World.